‘Please Install HD Player to Continue’ Virus
Posted: August 13, 2013
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Ranking: | 3,128 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 19,641 |
First Seen: | August 13, 2013 |
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Last Seen: | October 16, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus is a Trojan that creates misleading software update pop-ups as a means of getting you to install additional malicious software with your (misinformed) consent. Like other drive-by-downloads that use fraudulent circumstances, the 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus can be defeated with basic self-education and good Web-browsing habits – since you never should install software updates from random pop-ups, in the first place. However, until you remove the 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus, its pop-ups may continue to be displayed, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend deleting 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus with trustworthy anti-malware tools to resolve this dilemma.
Why Installing a Video Player Can Get You More Than Just Videos in Consequence
The 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus, similar to the 'Flash Player Update is Required to View this Content' Virus or the 'Update your browser' Message, is a drive-by-download attack disguised as a fake software update. SpywareRemove.com malware experts previously observed the 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus and similar PC threats often being promoted by malicious fake media websites, which claim to offer movie-based content – only to force visitors to go through a fraudulent movie player update before they can watch these movies. However, the update being offered actually is malicious software, rather than a legitimate update for HD Player (a legitimate iTunes-based application).
Unlike most similar PC threats, the 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus also has been known to be distributed through Trojans that are installed to your computer and display these pop-up messages regularly – no matter which website you may be viewing at the time. In either scenario, avoiding any interaction with the 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus's pop-up is critical for your PC's safety, since even declining the update may subject your PC to installations of further malware. SpywareRemove.com malware experts haven't identified the infection vectors for the Trojan variants of the 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus, and all general Web security protocols must be kept in mind as viable defenses.
Playing Your Way Out of a 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus's Jam
Any contact with a 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus's pop-up should be an incentive to scan your PC with anti-malware products that can detect and delete any malware that may be related to the attack (either in terms of creating it or being its payload). Even though the 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus may launch other attacks that are designed to steal information, reduce your computer's security or cause other issues, the 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus does not have any other symptoms other than its pop-up.
SpywareRemove.com malware experts also note pointedly that avoiding software updates from malign sources like the 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus's pop-up is utterly necessary for keeping your computer at a respectable distance from all typical drive-by-download attacks that are responsible for most non-targeted malware infections to date. If you make a habit of procuring updates for HD Player and other programs only from authorized sources, the risk posed by the 'Please Install HD Player to Continue' Virus should be trivial.
Technical Details
Additional Information
# | Message |
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1 | Please Install HD Player to Continue (Required) Watch HD movies online HD video performance with hardware accelaration of video Support for full screen mode with multiple monitors Bug fixes and security enhancements See details User lincese Agreement This update will only take a couple of minutes. |
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